Dental care could benefit people with diabetes or heart disease
Scientists from Mayo Clinic found that dental care could the risk of hospitalization in people with diabetes or heart disease.
The research is published in...
Brown fat could help prevent pre-diabetes, study finds
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis found that brown fat in the body could protect against pre-diabetes.
They found that higher levels of active...
1 in 3 older people get new diseases after COVID-19 infection
Scientists recently found almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 developed at least one new condition in the...
Dairy food linked to higher risk of cancer
Scientists from the University of Oxford and elsewhere found dairy products are linked to increased cancer risk.
The research is published in BMC Medicine and...
Estrogen hormone may protect women from severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Helsinki found an older woman’s estrogen levels may be linked to her chances of dying from COVID-19.
They found higher...
Scientists find a major cause of weakness in older people
Scientists from Ohio University found that the nervous system plays an important role in age-related weakness.
They suggest that physical weakness in aging may be...
Obesity can strongly reduce antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists from Istanbul University found that adults (aged 18 or older) with severe obesity generate a much weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccination compared...
She’s been a nurse for 50 years; the last 30, she’s also been a...
Over five decades in nursing, Marilyn Rantz has done it all. She's gone from working one-on-one with patients and serving as an administrator to...
Scientists find how to reverse high blood pressure in lungs
Scientists from the University of California San Diego found how to treat high blood pressure in the lungs.
The research is published in Science Translational...
This COVID drug may also help treat long COVID
Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found that an antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with...